Electoral results for the district of Geelong North

Last updated July 18, 2024

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Geelong North in Victorian state elections.

Members for Geelong North

Member		Party	Term
	Neil Trezise	Labor	1967-1992
	Peter Loney	Labor	1992-2002

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Geelong North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Loney	19,000	60.9	+2.9
	Liberal	Bryan Kennett	12,176	39.1	−2.9
Total formal votes			31,176	96.4	−0.6
Informal votes			1,158	3.6	+0.6
Turnout			32,334	94.1	−1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

1996 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Loney	18,042	58.1	+5.9
	Liberal	Tony Ansett	13,026	41.9	+5.4
Total formal votes			31,068	97.0	+1.9
Informal votes			961	3.0	−1.9
Turnout			32,029	95.4	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.5

1992 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Loney	15,653	52.2	−9.5
	Liberal	Jim Fidge	10,965	36.6	+2.9
	Geelong Community	Mae Dunstan	3,360	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			29,978	95.1	0.0
Informal votes			1,541	4.9	0.0
Turnout			31,519	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Loney	17,826	59.6	−4.6
	Liberal	Jim Fidge	12,102	40.4	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.6

Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	16,802	61.61	−4.14
	Liberal	Michael King	9,230	33.84	−0.41
	Call to Australia	Ernest Andrews	1,240	4.55	+4.55
Total formal votes			27,272	94.81	−1.80
Informal votes			1,493	5.19	+1.80
Turnout			28,765	93.23	−0.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Trezise	17,457	64.02	−1.73
	Liberal	Michael King	9,810	35.98	+1.73
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.73

1985 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	17,408	65.8	−3.3
	Liberal	John Lucas	9,068	34.2	+3.3
Total formal votes			26,476	96.6
Informal votes			929	3.4
Turnout			27,405	93.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.3

1982 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	18,831	68.1	+2.9
	Liberal	Gregory Arrowsmith	8,808	31.9	−2.9
Total formal votes			27,639	96.1	+0.2
Informal votes			1,117	3.9	−0.2
Turnout			28,756	94.8	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.9

Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	16,645	65.2	+2.6
	Liberal	John Dow	8,870	34.8	−2.6
Total formal votes			25,515	95.9	−0.9
Informal votes			1,097	4.1	+0.9
Turnout			26,612	93.9	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

1976 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	14,194	62.6	+3.5
	Liberal	Stanley Yates	8,464	37.4	+5.2
Total formal votes			22,658	96.8
Informal votes			759	3.2
Turnout			23,417	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

1973 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	15,489	59.4	−0.3
	Liberal	David Roffey	8,335	31.9	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	James Jordan	2,261	8.7	−3.0
Total formal votes			26,085	96.7	−0.6
Informal votes			877	3.3	+0.6
Turnout			26,962	93.9	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Trezise	15,828	60.7	−0.8
	Liberal	David Roffey	10,257	39.3	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.8

1970 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	13,939	59.7	+0.6
	Liberal	Graeme Hawkins	6,678	28.6	+0.4
	Democratic Labor	James Jordan	2,725	11.7	−1.0
Total formal votes			22,703	97.3	+0.2
Informal votes			639	2.7	−0.2
Turnout			23,342	95.1	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Trezise	14,348	61.5	+0.5
	Liberal	Graeme Hawkins	8,994	38.5	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Geelong North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neil Trezise	12,746	59.1	+9.4
	Liberal	Peter Lowe	6,094	28.2	−6.7
	Democratic Labor	William Bond	2,740	12.7	−2.8
Total formal votes			21,580	97.1
Informal votes			651	2.9
Turnout			22,231	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neil Trezise	13,157	61.0	+9.4
	Liberal	Peter Lowe	8,423	39.0	−9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.4

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References

↑ Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.

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[1] Green, Antony. "1999 Victorian State Election Results" (PDF). ABC.

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